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From: Howard.Spindel@p8.f14.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Howard Spindel)
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Subject: Re: COBOL, power cycles, and hard disks
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Date: 25 Oct 89 17:28:45 GMT
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> In an article ralf@b.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Ralf Brown) writes:
>
> My MFM ST4051 is most definitely autopark.  I think the
> deciding factor is
> whether the head positioner is a stepper motor (nonparking)
> or voice coil
> (autoparking).
Well, my ST251-1 is autopark and it's a stepper motor.  My Maxtor 2190
is autopark and it's a voice coil.  So it doesn't look like that's
the deciding factor.  I think the deciding factor is whether or
not the manufacturer decided to make it auto parking.
 
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